Saturday, March 29, 2025
The United States is considering supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles, according to Vice President J.D. Vance, who announced the move on Sunday. He clarified that the plan would involve European NATO countries purchasing the missiles and then transferring them to Ukraine. The development has once again set Washington and Moscow on a collision course.
The Kremlin reacted sharply to the announcement. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov raised a critical question: “Who will fire these missiles?” He asked whether only Ukrainian forces would operate them or whether American personnel might be directly involved. Peskov demanded a thorough investigation into the matter and dismissed claims that the Tomahawks could dramatically shift the battlefield, stressing that Ukraine has no “magic weapon” that could change the outcome of the war.
The Tomahawk is a subsonic cruise missile with a range of up to 2,500 kilometers and capable of carrying a 450-kilogram warhead. If launched from Europe, the missile could potentially reach areas near Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had previously discussed the request with US President Donald Trump during the UN General Assembly, where Trump reportedly assured him that Washington would “work on it.”
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin has already warned that if Western countries supply Ukraine with weapons capable of striking deep inside Russia, Moscow would treat it as direct involvement in the conflict.
